Levi Bard wrote:
>> And as long as game coders are insisting that they use DirectX or other
>>proprietary MS cough"standards"cough in their offerings, gamers are not
>>going to consider leaving the MS umbrella either. And gamers are a large
>>part of the reason that PC's became a household item rather than just an
>>office tool.
>>
>
> Oh yes, and thanks to Id Software and the late Loki Games, FPS enthusiasts at least can get out from under the MS umbrella, with such quality titles as the Dooms, the Quakes, the UTs, Return to Castle Wolfenstein, and some that I'm sure I'm missing all available for Linux.
>
> Two more cents,
> Levi
>
>
Unfortunately, there hasn't been any ports of Need for Speed and Max
Payne, which are my favorites. At least not that I am aware of. They are
the reason that I have a separate removeable drive with Windows. I have
to get my "game fix" occasionally :)
Jeff
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